Creighton WBB heads to St. Charles for MVC Tournament

The Creighton women's basketball team heads to St. Charles, Mo. to begin the defense of their 2012 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championships. Creighton enters the 2013 Tournament as the No. 2 seed. The Jays open the Tournament on Friday, March 15 against either No. 10 Southern Illinois (4-25) or No. 7 Evansville (9-20) at 6:05 p.m.

On Wednesday, junior Sarah Nelson and freshman Marissa Janning were named to the All-MVC First Team. Nelson was also named to MVC All-Defensive Team, while Janning was named to the MVC All-Freshman Team.

Nelson leads the Bluejays with 228 rebounds (7.9 rpg) this season and is second on the team in scoring at 12.1 ppg (350 points).

Janning burst onto the scene for Creighton, leading the Jays with 385 points (13.3 ppg) in 2012-13. The Minnesota native has been among the national leaders in three-pointers made and three-point percentage

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